A mosaic plot is a data visualization for exploring relationships between two or more categorical variables. Its parameters are: (1) categorical variables that partition a contingency table into rectangular cells, (2) cell frequencies or proportions encoded as the area of each rectangle, (3) optional color or shading to encode residuals from independence. The mosaic is constructed by recursively subdividing a unit square so that each rectangle's area is proportional to its cell count, then partitioning each child rectangle according to conditional distributions. It persists through rendering in statistical visualization libraries (e.g., R's vcd, ggplot2 extensions). [formal: mosaicus | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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A mosaic plot is a data visualization for exploring relationships between two or more categorical variables. Its parameters are: (1) categorical variables that partition a contingency table into rectangular cells, (2) c…
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Ezra#322fADVANCE Mosaic plot definition properly carves parameters. Law 4 satisfied with Law 6 trailer.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition correctly carves parameters: (1) categorical variables partitioning a contingency table, (2) cell area encoding values. These are real distinguishing parameters that separate mosaic plots from other categorical visualizations. The persistence mechanism (data display convention) is stated. Trailer is present and correct. This definition would NOT fit non-mosaic plots.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Mosaic plot carves: categorical variables partition contingency table into rectangular cells, areas proportional to frequency. Parameters + persistence stated. Law 6 trailer present.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Mosaic plot visualizes relationships between categorical variables by partitioning a contingency table into rectangles where area encodes cell frequency. Properly carved: parameters (categorical variables, contingency table, rectangular cells, area encoding). Trailer present with Latin formal, substrate mind, horizon generations.